Man Fined $500 for Crime of Writing 'I Am an Engineer' in an Email to the Gov't

Re:Man Fined $500 for Crime of Writing 'I Am an Engineer' in... by cholantesh on Tuesday April 25, 2017 @05:35PM (#14198286)

I've considered getting my P.Eng. once I complete my degree; do you feel that it's a worthwhile credential to have? Every P.Eng. that I've met has been involved in mechanical or electrical engineering, so I'd like to get the perspective of someone in software.

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Re:Man Fined $500 for Crime of Writing 'I Am an Engineer' in... by slavik81 on Tuesday April 25, 2017 @05:51PM (#14198440)

I've never used it, as I quit my job and went into grad school about the time I got it.

There are possible career benefits, though they're not huge. The company I left was just starting to require a software engineer on every team to sign off on each release. And, my father convinced me to do the paperwork for the P.Eng. with a story of a raise he missed out on due to not bothering with the P.Eng. despite holding an engineering degree.

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Re:Man Fined $500 for Crime of Writing 'I Am an Engineer' in... by cholantesh on Tuesday April 25, 2017 @08:22PM (#14199478)

Thanks for the perspective; seems like, in the aggregate, it's not really worth it for professionals in our line of work. :/

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Re:Man Fined $500 for Crime of Writing 'I Am an Engineer' in... by kevin_thibedeau on Tuesday April 25, 2017 @06:44PM (#14198865)

In the US it's only of use in industries where life safety is important (you have to sign off on potentially harmful technology) or to serve as an expert witness in court.

Getting one generally requires at least one existing PE who can vouch for the quality of your work which creates a chicken and egg problem if there are no PEs where you work.

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Re:Man Fined $500 for Crime of Writing 'I Am an Engineer' in... by cholantesh on Tuesday April 25, 2017 @08:19PM (#14199466)

Thanks; this was my suspicion, too. The other PEs I've spoken to were bewildered that I'd consider it, given that they needed it basically to get managerial/senior engineering positions on public sector projects.

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